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Guthrie v. Evans: 13 Years of Reform, Erased Overnight

In 1972, inmates at Georgia State Prison filed a federal lawsuit that produced the most comprehensive court-ordered reforms ever imposed on a single American prison. Thirteen years of federal oversight transformed the facility. Then Congress changed the rules, and in 1997 a federal judge let the state walk away. The same constitutional violations identified fifty years ago were found again in the DOJ’s 2024 investigation.

Three Weeks Under a Bunk: Torture at Macon State Prison

Tortured at Macon SP

Christian Krauch was tortured for three weeks at Macon State Prison in June 2024 — bound, stabbed, burned, and left under a bunk while GDC submitted 168 phantom inmate counts. He lost his right hand and leg to amputation. The state said nothing. No arrests were made.